Dense cluster
Many operators sit close together, so contractors often move between plants that each run separate permit and approval systems.
Jurong Island is Singapore's integrated energy and chemicals park of about 3,000 hectares, formed from seven small islands and developed by JTC. The caverns hold about 9.2 million barrels across five isolated storage caverns and store crude oil, condensate, naphtha and gasoil, so vapour-handling surface facilities sit above a very large underground inventory. Distribution partners for Jurong Island are being identified ahead of the Q4 2026 launch of the IS-04Z1.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Jurong Island has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. Operator approval runs on its own timeline. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Ingress protection | IP rating for dust and water | IP68 design |
| Fleet management | EMM and MDM support | Android 16 with EMM and MDM |
| Explosion protection | A separate certificate and marking | In progress; not issued |
| Where it applies | Jurong Island: Chemical and petrochemical plants, LNG storage and loading, Underground rock cavern storage | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Jurong Island. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
The companies on site and the hazardous-area types a handset is likely to meet there.
Many operators sit close together, so contractors often move between plants that each run separate permit and approval systems.
Jurong Rock Caverns, 150 metres below ground, can store up to 1.47 million cubic metres (around 9 million barrels) of liquid hydrocarbons, adding below-ground classified areas.
Aster's Bukom refinery and its Jurong Island chemical complex are linked by a 5 km subsea pipeline, so products and feedstocks move between the two islands without ship transfers.
Jurong Rock Caverns, completed in 2014, were the first commercial underground liquid-hydrocarbon storage in Southeast Asia, sited under the seabed of Banyan Basin about 120 metres (390 feet) below sea level.
The island was created by reclaiming and amalgamating seven southern offshore islands, and its land area was tripled from the original 1,000 hectares, as described by the Prime Minister at the caverns' opening in 2014.
The nearest rail link is Lakeside MRT station; public bus 98 runs to the Jurong Island Checkpoint, and some plants run private shuttle buses between the checkpoint and their premises.
“Industrial” describes a phone built for plant conditions: sealed, drop-resistant and manageable at fleet scale through Android Enterprise. It does not by itself mean the phone may enter a classified area. Only a device with a valid explosion-protection certificate and marking may do that.
The IS-04Z1 is designed to be both an industrial Android phone (IP68, 4,000 mAh battery, 50 MP camera, Android 16 with EMM and MDM support) and an intrinsically safe one. Its explosion-protection certificates are in progress and have not been issued.
In Jurong Island. Entry has been restricted to authorised personnel since 2001, and contractors face separate approvals at each plant. A contractor fleet would need enrolment tied to each client. The IS-04Z1 runs Android 16 and is designed for EMM and MDM, with charging in a safe area outside the classified zone.
Distribution of the IS-04Z1 is by authorised partners only, and SAMS has not yet granted a territory for Jurong Island. Each application is reviewed on its merits. Because opening a certified Ex handset in an ordinary workshop invalidates its certificate, the partner must be able to support and service the device locally.
Not today. Until the certificates are issued the IS-04Z1 stays out of classified areas, and until launch there is nothing to purchase. You can ask for the datasheet and the certification schedule, or book a safe-area evaluation unit.
SAMS has not published a price. Any figure you are offered for an uncertified Ex phone should be treated with caution; written indicative pricing is available for a defined quantity and site.
Yes by design: IP68 sealing, a 4,000 mAh battery, a 50 MP camera and Android 16 with EMM and MDM support. The explosion-protection certificates are separate and still in progress.
Likely candidates are refinery and cracker process units, chemical and petrochemical plants, lng storage and loading, underground rock cavern storage. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Jurong Island.
The caverns store crude oil, condensate, naphtha and gasoil, so hydrocarbon vapour hazards are expected around the facility's surface operations. The actual zone boundaries are set by the operator's area classification drawings, so confirm them before taking any portable device near the site.
Visitors typically apply for a Jurong Island visitor pass at the island checkpoint, exchanging an identity card or passport, and then collect a separate security pass at the plant. Each plant sets its own induction, escort and screening steps, so book the visit through a named sponsor.
Jurong Rock Caverns hold crude oil and petrochemical products below ground, adding confined-space and below-ground classified areas. The plant sets the classification and entry rules. Ask the operator which zone applies and whether handhelds are permitted, and check that the marking suits that zone.
Related guides for Jurong Island and for Singapore.
Send the site, zone and gas group and roughly how many handsets. We reply by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule.
Send the zone and gas group of your site and we will reply with the datasheet and schedule.